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What a week... changes, Consegos (leadership meeting), a whole lot of new investigators, and General Conference. But I´ll start with the beginning. Tuesday, Elder Quinoñez and I were preparing our stuff to head out to Tuxtla in the afternoon. Everything was perfect and set up for us to leave. The secretary had purchased our ticket and everything, but we missed our bus....LOL. So we asked when we could catch the next bus which did not leave until 10. So we bought the tickets and waited. But the question came to our minds where are we gonna sleep tonight? So the other elder who was with us knows a family that lives near the bus stop. So he calls and they agreed to come pick us up and that we could sleep there.
So hours pass. We get there at about 12:30 and went the house of the members and got all ready for bed. By the time we were in our beds it was about 1. We were a little bummed out that plans didn´t work out but it was alright because we found a place to sleep.
Our attitudes completely changed when about 2 in the morning came and we hear yelling, "ELDERESSSS!" So we went running. Everything ended out fine after about 3 knelt prayers by us and 2 hours of talking.
Our moods changed about that night from "Aw, we missed the bus and we aren't with the other elders" to a thought of gratitude that we had been there because we were able to help. So now we see that even though things don't go how we want, God has a plan and knows all.
After that long night, we headed to Chapuntapec for the Consego with all the other zone leaders and President Doman. We were told the numbers of baptisms we had in the month of march was 267!!!!!! What a blessing right?
267 more souls that entered into the kingdom of God and we are not gonna rest with that number. We are going to give it our all to keep progressing and bringing all of our brethren and sisters to the kingdom of God. After the Consego, we headed back this way and got to Arriaga at about 1 in the morning. The next day, I received my new companion Elder Garcia from Honduras. Then we had a quick zone meeting and went our ways to our areas.
Here in Tonala the members are really getting involved in the work. We had a few members that had cars take us around to there friends and family that they hadn't seen in a long time at church and it worked out so well. We were received by all of them. One in particular that we visited asked me for an interview for baptism. So we agreed and decided to go ahead with the interview and as I asked the questions, things became clear. We gave her a priesthood blessing and her whole family came to church on Sunday. It was a wonderful sight.
Many of the people we visited had family who are not members. So through those visits we now have over 50 people ready for visits in the upcoming days. Sometimes all we need to do is try to remember our friends and family who have not been to church in a long time or who are not members of the church. If we visit with a heart filled with love and a mind of ministering, God will be with us as you visit.
That is one of the biggest things that sat with me from General Conference---that it all starts with love. When we minister with love, when we share this message with love, everything will work out even if we aren't accepted. We will still feel love for our friends and family because that was the base of our sharing in the first place.
TRABAJAR
DISFRUTAR
CON AMOR
TGM!!!
HASTA EL ARBOL
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